“They think they’re taking this wacko zombie course, and they are. But on the way, they learn how literature and mass media work and how they come to reflect our times.”

—Jonathan Shorr, associate professor in the School of Communications Design, on UB’s zombie class, which is still receiving media coverage more than a year after the course was offered

“The American system works for the super-rich, managers and professionals, but not for the rest. … Government is in the hands of Wall Street and other big business.”

—Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, award-winning development economist and author of The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity, as quoted in The (Baltimore) Sun about his presentation for the Merrick School of Business Speaker Series, Nov. 9

“Other states have already found a way to protect religious liberty, religious freedom and to protect rights equally. And it is time for Maryland to do the same.”

—Gov. Martin O’Malley on legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland, at the UB School of Law’s public discussion on Law and Public Policy: Marriage Equality in Maryland, Feb. 7

“A quarter-billion-dollar investment attributed to UB is extraordinary unto itself, but what’s more remarkable is that nearly half of that is private capital. As a public university in an urban center, we are uniquely positioned to leverage our economic strength. The UB Student Center, Liberal Arts and Policy Building, streetscaping and new John and Frances Angelos Law Center were significant investments made by the University that have directly contributed to attracting not only private donor support but also totally private projects like the Fitzgerald at UB Midtown and the Varsity student apartment building.”

—Steve Cassard, UB vice president for facilities management and capital planning, on the impact of UB’s construction and facilities enhancement